"These nominees have spent their careers risking their own safety to protect their fellow Americans," Obama said in a statement. "Their courage and selfless dedication to the public good are unparalleled, and I am honored to nominate them today to continue their work as U.S. Marshals."

Hobbs is the Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney's office for the Eastern District of Texas and is the attorney in charge of the office's Beaumont and Lufkin divisions. Before becoming a federal prosecutor, Hobbs was a Jefferson County prosecutor from 1996 to 1999.

From the White House: "Mr. Hobbs graduated from the South Texas College of Law in 1996 and received his B.S. from Lamar University in 1987. Between graduating from college and law school, he served as the Commander and Project Director of the Jefferson County Narcotics Task Force from 1992 to 1996; as a Senior Criminal Investigator in the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office from 1984 to 1992; and as a police officer in Corpus Christi and Jefferson County from 1977 to 1984."